Box - Fragonard Scene - Brass - Interior Mirror





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Brass repousé box in Art Nouveau style featuring a Fragonard scene, made in France circa 1910–1920, with nacre on the lid, dimensions 10 x 6 x 4 cm, and an interior mirror in good used condition.
Description from the seller
It is a box that collects that decorative and sentimental taste of the first half of the 20th century, when worked brass and gallant scenes inspired by Fragonard still symbolized domestic charm and a treasured object. The body, entirely made of brass, shows a meticulous relief of scrolls, flowers, and small volutes that envelop the piece like a metal lace. The legs, slightly curved, raise the box and give it that look of a vanity object, meant to be seen and admired.
The nacreous decoration on the lid provides a soft, iridescent shine that changes with the light and contrasts with the warm gold of the metal. In the center, the medallion with a Fragonard-style courting scene introduces the romantic touch: a couple in a courteous pose, delicate colors, an insinuated landscape that evokes the Rococo spirit reinterpreted for the decorative taste of the 20th century. It is an image that functions as a small intimate theater, a wink to 18th-century French painting turned into an ornamental motif.
When the box is opened, the inner mirror appears, a typical detail of pieces intended for jewelry or small personal objects. That mirror not only serves a practical function: it adds depth, multiplies the light, and turns the interior into a more intimate, almost stage-like space.
Overall, it is a piece that combines repoussé brass, luminous nacre, and Rococo gallantry in an object that sums up the decorative aesthetics of its era: elegant, sentimental, and designed to accompany everyday rituals.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
Seller's Story
It is a box that collects that decorative and sentimental taste of the first half of the 20th century, when worked brass and gallant scenes inspired by Fragonard still symbolized domestic charm and a treasured object. The body, entirely made of brass, shows a meticulous relief of scrolls, flowers, and small volutes that envelop the piece like a metal lace. The legs, slightly curved, raise the box and give it that look of a vanity object, meant to be seen and admired.
The nacreous decoration on the lid provides a soft, iridescent shine that changes with the light and contrasts with the warm gold of the metal. In the center, the medallion with a Fragonard-style courting scene introduces the romantic touch: a couple in a courteous pose, delicate colors, an insinuated landscape that evokes the Rococo spirit reinterpreted for the decorative taste of the 20th century. It is an image that functions as a small intimate theater, a wink to 18th-century French painting turned into an ornamental motif.
When the box is opened, the inner mirror appears, a typical detail of pieces intended for jewelry or small personal objects. That mirror not only serves a practical function: it adds depth, multiplies the light, and turns the interior into a more intimate, almost stage-like space.
Overall, it is a piece that combines repoussé brass, luminous nacre, and Rococo gallantry in an object that sums up the decorative aesthetics of its era: elegant, sentimental, and designed to accompany everyday rituals.
Certified shipping and good packaging.

